Cane-umbrella



H. CROSBY, Jr.

UMBRELLA.

Patented Obt. 27; 1857.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HEMAN CROSBY, JR., OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT.

CANE-UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 18,500, dated October 27, 1857.

Figure 1, denotes a transverse section of one of my improved caneumbrellas as it appears when unfolded or open. Fig. 2, is a transversesection of it in a folded or closed state.

In these drawings, A, exhibits a tubular cane or Walking stickconstructed so that its ferrule part, a, may be removed from theremainder in order that the lower end of the tube may be either openedor closed as occasion may require, it being intended thatthe umbrellashall pass into said open end during the process of inserting theumbrella within the cane.

The rod or stick of the umbrella is shown at B, while C, C, C, representthe spring ribs or bars, and D, D, D, the stretchers of the said ribs.

In constructing the said umbrella, the rib collar E, by which the ribsare connected with or hinged to the rod or stick B, is to be applied tothe said stick or rod so as to slide freely in a longitudinal directionthereon and from a shoulder or stop I), near the extremity of the rodtoward the joint ring F, of the stretchers. Such joint ring is to befastened firmly to the rod. Finally, the rod, whose lower terminus oughtto be a short distance below the joint ring F, should be connected withthe head H, of the handle by means of a cord G, (or its equivalent) thepurpose of the cord being to determine the distance which the rod orstick shall project beyond the end of the cane when the former is drawnout of the latter sufficiently to enable the umbrella to be unfolded orspread outward.

The process of folding the umbrella is to be performed by moving the ribcollar E, downward on the rod B, and at the same time bending one ormore of the sticks or ribs so as to cause them all to spring or turntoward the collar or into the positions as shown in Fig. 2, wherein theribs are exhibited as in a folded state, but without the covering ofsilk as seen at I, in Fig. 1. The cane to such an umbrella, thus notonly may be made to answer all the purposes of a walking stick or staff,but answers not only as a handle to, but as a case for the umbrella.

After the umbrella h as been inserted within the cane, the ferrule orcap should be put Next, the joint collar of the ribs is to be' movedforward on the rod and held in positic-n while the ribs are sprung overand into the posit-ions and so as to spread the covering as shown inFig. 1.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is An improved caneumbrella constructed in manner and so as to operate substantially asdescribed, that is to say, as made so that the joint ring or collar ofthe ribs may slide on the rod and the stretchers applied to the rod, andthe whole made so as to be capable of being drawn out of a tubular staffor cane, unfolded or. spread out, reversed and folded, returned withinthe staff as occasion may require.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my signature this seventh dayof September A. D. 1857.

HEMAN CROSBY, JR. Witnesses NELsoN J. lVnL'roN, FRANKLIN L. WELTON.

